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Dogma can certainly exist outside of religion. The non-existence of God (or gods) and "supernatural," phenomenon or, belief that the Universe was not "created," could be examples of atheist dogma. Or doctrine, if you prefer. If you don't accept that dogma, you're not an atheist, you're an agnostic.
But I can't think of any religion that doesn't have some form of hierarchy or other administrative system. It may be tight and strict like the Mormons or quite loose like the Unitarians or many branches of Buddhism, but religion always has some form of governance.
Atheism has no such thing.
Lindy
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